More than 2,700 whooping cough cases have been reported across England so far in 2024
Five babies in England have died this year after being diagnosed with whooping cough, health officials have said amid a rapid rise in cases.
Pregnant women are being urged to take up the offer of the whooping cough vaccine so they can pass on protection to their babies, which should last until they are old enough to get vaccinated themselves. Whooping cough is also known as the “100-day cough” because of how long it can take to recover from it. It also spreads very easily.
UKHSA said this was due to a combination of factors, notably that whooping cough is a cyclical disease that peaks every three to five years, with the last cyclical increase recorded in 2016. The six-in-one vaccine, which includes immunisation against whooping cough, is routinely given when a baby is eight weeks old.What are the symptoms of whooping cough?After about a week, the infection can develop into coughing bouts that last for a few minutes and are typically worse at night.
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